NigelSTW
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 22, 2013
If this idea has been brought up on another thread I apologize.
I think it safe to say that one of the more aggravating aspect of WDW of the past few years is how long it takes to complete any new attraction or renovation. Who knows when Star Wars-land will launch, or Toy Story-land will drop? Two years or four year . . . five whole years? Disneyland was built in a year, but it took multiple years to build New Fantasyland. At our local Hersheypark a new darkride funhouse indoor coaster was built in a mere eight months. In the Mouse’s defense Hersheypark is partially closed for eight months of the year, so there are not paying customers to work around as there was in the MK during New Fantasyland construction or now with Pandora being constructed while AK operates as normal. Also, seasonal parks have the luxury of the offseason to freshen things up, and not let things slowly slide to seedy as it the case with the Carousel of Progress or Buzz Lightyear.
While I would never ever expect this to occur I do wonder what people would think about the following two hypothetical events. 1) Disney announces closing DHS for say eight or nine months (from September to May) to reopen as the revamped Disney’s Movie Adventure or whatever they will rebrand it. 2) Disney started to make it the custom that every two to five years each park would close for say three weeks in the off season for a thorough freshening. (Two parks would never be closed at the same time.) Rover in CoP could get his tail working, and Buzz Lightyear good get a thorough painting and blown speakers repaired.
Regarding 1: I like the idea of relaunching a park anew. It is possibly the next best thing to opening the much discussed 5th Gate. If Disney would do it they would have to give at least a year’s notice that WDW is going to be down a park for most of a year. (WDW down the revenue from a park ensures this will never come to pass, but I find the idea intriguing.)
Regard 2: I think Disney could get away with it for Epcot or AK (maybe), but never for MK. I think if MK ever shut down for more than a day there would be riots in the streets.
I think these ideas have merit, but I do not think the down revenue and the probable public backlash would let it occur.
Yes. The mental image of the Griswalds driving to WDW only to find out from the mechanical Mickey that the park has closed crossed my mind.
Thoughts or similar ideas?
I think it safe to say that one of the more aggravating aspect of WDW of the past few years is how long it takes to complete any new attraction or renovation. Who knows when Star Wars-land will launch, or Toy Story-land will drop? Two years or four year . . . five whole years? Disneyland was built in a year, but it took multiple years to build New Fantasyland. At our local Hersheypark a new darkride funhouse indoor coaster was built in a mere eight months. In the Mouse’s defense Hersheypark is partially closed for eight months of the year, so there are not paying customers to work around as there was in the MK during New Fantasyland construction or now with Pandora being constructed while AK operates as normal. Also, seasonal parks have the luxury of the offseason to freshen things up, and not let things slowly slide to seedy as it the case with the Carousel of Progress or Buzz Lightyear.
While I would never ever expect this to occur I do wonder what people would think about the following two hypothetical events. 1) Disney announces closing DHS for say eight or nine months (from September to May) to reopen as the revamped Disney’s Movie Adventure or whatever they will rebrand it. 2) Disney started to make it the custom that every two to five years each park would close for say three weeks in the off season for a thorough freshening. (Two parks would never be closed at the same time.) Rover in CoP could get his tail working, and Buzz Lightyear good get a thorough painting and blown speakers repaired.
Regarding 1: I like the idea of relaunching a park anew. It is possibly the next best thing to opening the much discussed 5th Gate. If Disney would do it they would have to give at least a year’s notice that WDW is going to be down a park for most of a year. (WDW down the revenue from a park ensures this will never come to pass, but I find the idea intriguing.)
Regard 2: I think Disney could get away with it for Epcot or AK (maybe), but never for MK. I think if MK ever shut down for more than a day there would be riots in the streets.
I think these ideas have merit, but I do not think the down revenue and the probable public backlash would let it occur.
Yes. The mental image of the Griswalds driving to WDW only to find out from the mechanical Mickey that the park has closed crossed my mind.
Thoughts or similar ideas?
